No one can claim that Vilnius belongs to them alone. The almost fantastic fusion of languages, religions, and national traditions in a city that ignores political borders has always caught the eye of newcomers, while its residents believed it could be no other way. Connecting history, geography, personal memory, and political reflection with sovereignty, the Lithuanian poet and essayist paints a picture of his city, which, like few others, embodies the success and failure of the "European dream.".